The Ford Barn

Brentwood Bob · 07-30-2024, 08:37 PM

I'm built more like the typical 1931 driver, just chubby. Smaller, narrower seat might help a little. I'd pull the rug out, and go bare floor board to test the wood block, or even pulling the floor board to check the throttle assembly. The spring could be damaged.

Thodge · 07-30-2024, 08:59 PM

Yes, making the seat back narrower would definitely help. It might be time to remove the upholstery and tie down the springs some. WeÂ’ve already raised the rear of the seat on the tracks by 1Â” which let us move it back further before hitting the package tray. Now itÂ’s reasonably comfortable and much better than how undriveable it was in the original location.
The throttle linkage is undamaged and works perfectly so I really think everything is working the way it was intended. They just didnÂ’t intend for Bigfoot to drive it. I plan to experiment with compression springs of various stiffness mounted between the pedal button and the floorboard and hopefully that helps smooth things out.

07-30-2024, 08:37 PM	#1
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,420	Re: Touchy Accelerator I'm built more like the typical 1931 driver, just chubby. Smaller, narrower seat might help a little. I'd pull the rug out, and go bare floor board to test the wood block, or even pulling the floor board to check the throttle assembly. The spring could be damaged. Last edited by Brentwood Bob; 07-30-2024 at 08:43 PM.

07-30-2024, 08:59 PM	#2
Thodge Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2024 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 225	Re: Touchy Accelerator Yes, making the seat back narrower would definitely help. It might be time to remove the upholstery and tie down the springs some. WeÂ’ve already raised the rear of the seat on the tracks by 1Â” which let us move it back further before hitting the package tray. Now itÂ’s reasonably comfortable and much better than how undriveable it was in the original location. The throttle linkage is undamaged and works perfectly so I really think everything is working the way it was intended. They just didnÂ’t intend for Bigfoot to drive it. I plan to experiment with compression springs of various stiffness mounted between the pedal button and the floorboard and hopefully that helps smooth things out.